> > okay, right? it's only when you want to preserve or copy your > > pool that there's an issue? (or am i neglecting something? i > > might well be.) > > Even just the normal process of looking at the pool, either to see if a > file is present, or as part of the cleanup scan is much slower.
noted. > The pools wouldn't change. The backup trees themselves are not really > transparent, anyway. The names are mangled, and the attributes are stored > in an attribute file. I would suspect that people browse backups using the > web interface more than they try to glean anything from the 'pc' > directories. but when one just wants to look at a file, you _can_ just cd there. > If someone really wanted to, they could write a fuse plugin that would > present the backup directory as a real tree, complete with attributes, and > visible at any particular time. This would be a useful browsing method. this is a good idea, in any case. paul =--------------------- paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (arlington, ma, where it's 36.7 degrees) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
